Francis Amasa Walker
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Francis Amasa Walker was a prominent 19th-century American economist, statistician, and educator who served as president of MIT and significantly influenced economic thought and public policy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Francis Amasa Walker canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic administrator
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economist ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ statistician ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | political economy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1840-07-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1897-01-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Amherst College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Amasa Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
demography
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economics ⓘ political economy ⓘ public finance ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| fullName | Francis Amasa Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | American economic thought in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Economic Association
NERFINISHED
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American Statistical Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brevet brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
directing the 1870 and 1880 United States Censuses
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leadership of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
residual claimant theory of profits
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wage-fund theory critique ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Money
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Political Economy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Making of the Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wages Question NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic administrator
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economist ⓘ educator ⓘ journalist ⓘ soldier ⓘ statistician ⓘ |
| participantIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Boston, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commissioner of Indian Affairs of the United States
NERFINISHED
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President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ Professor of Political Economy at Yale University ⓘ Superintendent of the United States Census ⓘ |
| servedIn | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Fannie Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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